Popcorn Japanese snowball
Viburnum plicatum 'Popcorn'
RHS AGM 2012
USDA zones5 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size5 to 8 feet tall4 to 7 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Dense
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Fall color
- Yes
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Popcorn' Japanese snowball (Viburnum plicatum 'Popcorn') is a shrub for borders, specimen planting, hedges, and privacy screens. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist soil of most types. It grows fast into a dense form and tolerates drought once settled. Bees and butterflies visit the blooms, and the leaves turn color in fall.
Pairs well with Royal Purple smoketree, Japanese maple, and Ornamental onion.